Released in 2018, Hazy Little Thing was the first nationally-distributed hazy IPA. “National Hazy IPA Day is about inviting others to join us in the celebration of this delicious beer style and ...

This is a complex, sweet, malty, hazy IPA that I plan to drink all summer long. Taste 4: Christopher Osburn Tasting Notes: There’s a bouquet of aromas right off the bat.

But popularity begets controversy, and the hazy IPA trend is not without criticism from some brewers and drinkers. The main point of contention is that defining haze.

Pulp Art is its hazy, cloudy, juicy, tropical fruit-flavor foray into the world of New England-style IPAs. Bottom Line: Brooklyn Pulp Art is a different kind of hazy IPA.

Together, these two brewers represent the cutting edge of both hazy and clear IPA brewing. Portland’s Great Notion Brewing produced the #1 IPA in Paste’s blind tasting of 324.

As a beer writer, I’ve tried hundreds (if not more) hazy IPAs in the last 20 years. One of my favorites is a grocery store IPA brewed in Oregon. Related: I've Tried Hundreds of Beers.

Style: American IPA (hazy) ABV: 7.3% Availability: Year round, 12 oz cans Jim Vorel is a Paste staff writer and resident craft beer guru. You can follow him on Twitter for much more drinks writing.

By January 2023, six-pack cans will be available across the Great Lakes region. The Hazy Hearted IPA is also available on tap at Bell’s Eccentric Café, located at 355 E. Kalamazoo Ave., Kalamazoo.

More Yards Brewing Company To successfully launch a new IPA anytime in the crowded craft beer market is challenging, but launching during a pandemic required quick pivoting and a touch of craziness.

An imperial IPA, also known as a double IPA, tends to be at least 8% ABV, according to Stone Brewing. This beer is darker and more bitter than a traditional IPA, according to Craft Beer Club.